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iPads, laptops taken in apartment burglary
Electronics and cash were stolen from a Mountain View apartment during the day on April 25, police said.
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on May 1, 2013 at 2:34 pm by D, a resident of the Blossom Valley neighborhood |
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Google offers to fund city's bike projects
Mountain View city officials are in talks with Google about using some of the internet giant's billions to help make its hometown more bike- and pedestrian-friendly.
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on May 1, 2013 at 2:11 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
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Wednesday, May 1
[Web Link Poetry: Anne Carson]
Visiting poet Anne Carson, who is on campus at Stanford University this spring, will give a free publ... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 11:03 am by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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iPad, jewelry taken in burglary
A home in the 1000 block of Madison Drive was burglarized on April 26, police said. The bedroom ransacked and an iPad and $15,000 in jewelry were reported missing.
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on May 1, 2013 at 9:15 am by detroit, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
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Huff student a whiz at math
Huff Elementary School student Nitin Kumar claimed a trophy, $750 in cash and other prizes for his strong showing in the second national Trimathlon Competition, hosted by Math... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 12:59 pm by Nitin, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |
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Mountain View man charged in Palo Alto hate crime
A man police say described himself as a "white supremacist" allegedly assaulted a black man in downtown Palo Alto last week and has been charged with a hate crime, Cindy Hendr... |
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on Apr 29, 2013 at 8:43 pm by CP, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
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200 apartments proposed for Castro and El Camino
In a long-sought redevelopment, a four-story apartment building with retail on the ground floor may soon go up at the corner of Castro Street and El Camino Real, replacing a d... |
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on Apr 29, 2013 at 10:36 am by Cuesta Park Neighbor, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Council OKs mixed-use project on Castro
After an intense discussion about downtown architecture, the City Council on Tuesday approved a redevelopment of the corner of Church and Castro streets.
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on Apr 29, 2013 at 10:12 am by Steve, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Historic Pearson house demolished
After years of abandonment and several attempts to save it, the 130-year-old home of early Mountain View businessman Charles Pearson has been turned into rubble in order to ma... |
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on Apr 29, 2013 at 1:33 am by wally, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
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MVHS seeking public help in principal search
Mountain View High School is enlisting parents and community members in its hunt for a new principal to replace the outgoing Keith Moody, who has been promoted to head the hig... |
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on Apr 28, 2013 at 5:08 pm by response, a resident of the Cuernavaca neighborhood |
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Laptops stolen in burglary
A Mountain View home was ransacked and five laptop computers were stolen in an April 24 daytime burglary, police said.
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on Apr 28, 2013 at 9:28 am by Editor, Mountain View Voice Online |
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Campaign launched to save tiny 1888 "immigrant house"
Local residents once fought to save the home of Mountain View pioneer and businessman Henry Rengstorff, but now there's an effort to preserve a tiny home that provided shelter... |
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on Apr 27, 2013 at 7:17 pm by Tina, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Getting ready for the Spring Parade
The 35th annual Spring Parade will hit Castro Street this Saturday, April 27 at noon. Mary Kay Marinovich helps place flags on a parade float representing the Immigrant House ... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 4:14 pm by Tina, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Thursday, April 25
[Web Link Theater: MVHS presents 'Romeo and Juliet']
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 1:26 pm by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Laptop stolen in burglary
A laptop, a small flat-screen TV and a cell phone were all stolen when an apartment in a Latham Street complex was burglarized last Friday.
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 2:59 pm by juniork, a resident of the Gemello neighborhood |
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Outrage at Almond
Parents are angry that popular interim Principal Joe McCreary was not given a permanent position at Almond Elementary School, and came to Monday's district meeting to voice th... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 4:56 pm by Erica, a resident of another community |
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Google prepares to spiff up city's free WiFi
Google has yet to make any money by giving away Internet access through its free WiFi network. But the company appears poised to accommodate the network's future growth with n... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 1:58 am by John Kellner, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Eshoo to host Saturday meeting on gun control
The topic of gun legislation, and the Senate's failure this week to pass a bill to strengthen the nation's gun laws, will be the subject of a Saturday community meeting hosted... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 5:43 pm by MV resident, a resident of the Stierlin Estates neighborhood |
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VIDEO: Voices Around Town | Earth Day
Every week, the Mountain View Voice heads downtown to Castro Street to ask locals a question about a current event. This week, with Earth Day coming up on April 22, we asked p... |
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on Apr 22, 2013 at 10:31 am by randy albin, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Community college district to make tough cuts
Although good news appears to be on the horizon for higher education, the Foothill-De Anza Community College District is "not out of the woods yet." Around 30 employees, mostl... |
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on Apr 18, 2013 at 1:52 pm by kman, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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City zeroes in on bike, pedestrian safety
The city is continuing to ramp up efforts to make Mountain View more pedestrian friendly after residents called for safer streets in a series of Voice articles published last ... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 9:09 pm by anna, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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Get up close to the Solar Impulse
After assembling their solar-powered plane at Moffett Field and working out the kinks in the skies above the Bay Area, the team behind the Solar Impulse is ready to lift the c... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 7:24 pm by Aviator, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Pumped up and ticked off
A fight broke out at the 24 Hour Fitness on Showers Drive on the morning of April 12, stemming from an argument over whether one man was exercising too close to a fellow gym-g... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 3:03 pm by Mel, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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County asks residents, firms to save energy today
Energy officials want residents and business owners to cut down on electricity use today, after several San Jose Pacific Gas & Electric transformers were damaged by vandals ea... |
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on Apr 17, 2013 at 2:11 pm by Observer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Neighbors sought stop sign where pedestrian was hit
When Mountain View resident Ruifan Ma was struck and killed last week, it was at an intersection where neighbors have wanted a stop sign or stoplight for years.
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 9:07 pm by Marti, a resident of the Martens-Carmelita neighborhood |